NME Festival blog: The biggest shocks and snubs

The nominations for the Oscars 2018 are here, and as usual Twitter’s got in a state about some of the snubs and inclusions. Here’s all the essential info you need about the list – and click through to find a full list of Oscar nominations.

5. Greta Gerwig is only the fifth female director ever to be nominated

90 years and now we we have one full hand of females nominated for best director.Lina Wertmuller (Seven Beauties), Jane Campion (The Piano), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker).Greta Gerwig – @LadyBirdMovie#OscarNoms

9. James Franco got snubbed and Gary Oldman didn’t

Following his Golden Globe win, James Franco was expected to receive a nomination, but allegations of sexual misconduct emerged since that ceremony, and the nominations list may have been changed accordingly. However, many people are surprised to see Gary Oldman nominated for The Darkest Hour, given that allegations of domestic abuse resurfaced following his win at the SAG Awards last week.

It is absolutely crazy to me that Luca Guadagnino is probably not going to get an oscar nomination for Best Director after directing one of the best scenes in all of cinema—a one-shot take of a confession that almost every reviewer agrees is earth-shattering. #JusticeforCMBYNpic.twitter.com/HoDzII3YX2

11. 2018’s Oscars will host the oldest ever nominee

Call Me By Your Name‘s 89-year-old screenwriter has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the oldest nominee ever, while at 22, the same film’s Timothée Chalamet is the youngest Best Actor nominee since 1939.

More #OscarNoms trivia: Greta Gerwig is only the 5th ever female best director nomineeJames Ivory (screenplay, Call Me By Your Name) is oldest Oscar nominee ever at 89 (90 in June)Timothee Chalamet (CMBYN) is youngest best actor nominee since 1939 (at age 22)